Jane Austen Readings By Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Droffig
• ASIN: B00007JRJ9
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,029 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mozart Clarinet Quintet: Menuetto [Music]

2. Pride and Prejudice: Volume III Chapter XIV [Reading]

3. Sonata No. 3 in G Major: Allegro [Music]

4. Persuasion: Volume II Chapter XI [Reading]

5. Air Par M. Mereau [Music]

6. Sense and Sensibility: Volume I Chapters I and II [Reading]

7. Unidentified Tune [Music]

8. Emma: Volume I Chapter I [Reading]

9. String Quartet in A Minor: Trio [Music]

10. Mansfield Park: Volume III Chapter VII [Reading]

11. Variations in a Minor: Theme [Music]

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great compilation for Austen fans on the go!, July 30, 2003

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This review is from: Jane Austen Readings By Helena Bonham Carter (Audio CD)

Helena Bonham Carter was the perfect choice for the narration of this compilation of Austen excerpts. Her changing levels of tone and speed keep the dialogue realistic, and Austen's beautiful character descriptions are only heightened. There is one 9-17 minute excerpt from each of Jane's major works: P&P, S&S, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, Emma. Between each of the readings are lovely samples of music from the Victorian era. A lovely mix of music and literature. When the music begins, one may envision the lovers discussed in the previous reading dancing to the tune in a candlelit ballroom, right out of the book. Since it is only one disc, and it is so varied in style (from the snakelike scene between Elizabeth Bennett and Lady Catherine to the romance between Anne and Frederick), it is great to keep in the car for a short trip, or for a quick fix.